Water shortages hit West Bank Palestinians, provoking war of words
HEBRON, West Bank (Reuters) – At the peak of a searing summer, Palestinians living in parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank are suffering from severe water shortages, prompting a war of words between Palestinian and Israeli officials over who is resp…
Roadside bomb kills a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan: coalition
KABUL (Reuters) – A roadside bomb killed a U.S. soldier and wounded another when their patrol went to the assistance of Afghan troops in the southern province of Helmand, the NATO-led forces in Afghanistan said in a statement on Tuesday.
World’s largest cemetery grows bigger as Shi’ite militias bury their dead
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The world’s largest cemetery, in Iraq’s Shi’ite holy city of Najaf, is expanding at double its usual rate as the nation’s death rate increased with the war on Islamic State.
‘Jihadist hub’ Molenbeek lures tourists across Brussels canal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Molenbeek, the Brussels borough that gained unwanted notoriety last year when Islamic State militants from the area attacked Paris, has become an unlikely tourist draw – and not just for those with ghoulish tastes.
Two soldiers killed in blast in Turkey’s southeast: sources
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish military vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in southeast Sirnak province, killing two soldiers, security sources and private Dogan news agency said on Tuesday.
Thai military court accepts case against ‘Facebook Eight’
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai military court accepted a case on Tuesday against eight people charged with ridiculing junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha on Facebook, extending a crackdown against dissent after Thais voted earlier this month to accept a militar…
North Korea lays new landmines near border truce village: report
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has laid landmines in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas, the South’s Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday, as tension rose on the divided peninsula after the start of annual U.S.-South Korean military e…
Turkish military returns fire in Syria after shells hit border town: NTV
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s military returned fire at Islamic State targets in northern Syria on Tuesday, after two mortar shells from Syria hit a Turkish border town, broadcaster NTV said, citing the military.
In Iraq, Nigeria and now Turkey, child bombers strike
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The boy looked scared and younger than 16 when Iraqi police grabbed him on the street in the northern city of Kirkuk. Pulling off his shirt, they found a two-kilogram bomb strapped to his skinny frame.
Philippine court temporarily stops burial of Marcos in heroes’ cemetery
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine Supreme Court ordered the government on Tuesday to put on hold a divisive plan to bury former dictator Ferdinand Marcos in a heroes’ cemetery, a court spokesman said.
